Show church property congressman alien has introduced a joint resolution in the home ing to the church of jesus christ of latter day saints tho historians office and botand tithing office and lota which were owned and occupied by the church at the tune of the passage of the act of congress of july he sets forth that alia eaid property is the result of contributions and donations made by members of the church and was designed to be devoted to the payment of debts of the church andi to charitable uses thereof and that the church has discontinued the practice of polygamy and does not giva countenance in any manner to its practice in violation of law or contrary to good morals and public policy and if sai dreal estate is restored to aard church it will not be devoted to any such unlawful purpose ie therefore it is asked that all of the real estate now in the hands of the receiver of the said corporation and the arising includes all money held by him b and the same are hereby restored to the said church of jesus christ of latter day saints to be devoted under the direction and control of the first presidency of the church to the payment of debts for which the church is legally or equitably liable and to the charitable uses and purposes there of and said receiver after deducting the expenses of his receivership under th 0 supreme court of tile state of utah is required to deliver said property and money to the persons constituting sti the first presidency or to such or persons as they may designate to be held and applied to the payment of the debts of said and to the charit rii ases of said church a ahe resolution will undoubtedly be passed for it aak for nothing more far th n justice the cheating es of the church property was a questionable legal transaction in alie minds f many at the tibiae the law was passed but of it was aimed at the practice of polygamy the object of tha law the necessity for its enactment having been removed rem aved it beema but right that the remaining property should be restored the proposition coming from congressman alien a man who wa a leader in the bitter fight against the church will convince the country of its justice fellow congressmen will gay that if he can cheerfully propose it they can just as cheerfully vote for the restoration |